Air bags — New Jersey Permit Test
Air bags on the New Jersey permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
An air bag inflates at speeds of up to 200 mph to protect a belted adult in a front-end crash.
It has to beat the driver to the steering wheel, so it opens faster than anything else in the car.
Air bags inflate at speeds of up to 200 mph to protect adults in a front-end crash.
An air bag supplements the seat belt and can seriously injure or kill a child sitting in the front seat.
The bag is aimed at the chest of a grown adult. A child's head is where that force lands.
air bags could seriously injure or kill children who are sitting in the front seat
Children 12 and younger are safest belted in the back seat of the vehicle.
The back seat is the furthest point from most crash forces, and no bag opens into it.
Always be sure that children 12 years old and younger ride in the backseat of the vehicle.
On the test
How fast does a front air bag inflate?
Up to 200 mph. It has to beat the driver to the steering wheel, so it opens faster than anything else in the car. New Jersey Driver Manual, p.43: “Air bags inflate at speeds of up to 200 mph to protect adults in a front-end crash.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against New Jersey Driver Manual, published by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.